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  1. Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 184.6kReads9.6Score30.7kShelves
  2. Spring Banquet 春日宴 Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 17.3kReads5.8Score2.7kShelves
  3. Nothing More Than That 不过尔尔 Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Er’er is a weak little immortal. She can’t fight monsters, and she can’t meditate either. With barely eight hundred years of cultivation, she loses it all the moment she ascends to the Ninth Heaven. But she has the gift of foresight. She knows that one day, the man before her will destroy heaven and earth and slaughter every living thing. Before he turns demonic, she must bind her little life tightly to his. Li Ye is a powerful High God. He ranks first at fighting monsters, first at meditati 13.9kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  4. Spring Affairs in the Capital 上京春事 Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Ning Chaoyang rises to become a fourth-rank female official, yet still can’t escape the fate of being traded into a political marriage. She decides to take in a lover to fight back. He must be lowborn, handsome, and preferably too frail to look after himself. She glances to the side and spots a charming young doctor in white. 9.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
  5. Into the Azure Clouds 入青云 Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted Ji Bozai thought Ming Yi was an exceptional blade. She was breathtaking and sharp, yet utterly devoted to him. He would use her to wipe out every traitor, then make her the brightest medal on his crown. A playboy king vs. a woman with a checkered past 8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
  6. The Long Wind Blows for Tens of Thousands of Miles 长风几万里 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted Kunyi fell for someone. Monsters ran amok at the palace banquet. The man arrived with the constables of the Shangqing Bureau, standing right beneath her favorite bronze lamp shaped like a flying crane. Radiance fell across his broad shoulders, and when the wind stirred the hem of his dark robe, it fluttered like an eagle circling a cliffside. Sometimes love at first sight really is that simple. She hadn't even seen his face clearly, yet she had already thought of names for their children. A ser 4.3kReads9.2Score671Shelves
  7. A Magpie Lands on a Branch 鹊踏枝 Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Shen Qiyuan, son of the Grand Princess, earned the emperor’s favor at a young age and wielded great power. In Great Qian, he could have anything he wanted. But Liu Ruyi was neither wind nor rain. She was an untamed warhorse beneath the blazing sun, a spark that would not go out in a torrential storm. She was the dream he hated, yet longed to touch every night. Shen Qiyuan x Liu Ruyi Features demons and gods; mystery-solving is secondary, romance is the focus. A fictional setting, so don’t get t 4.1kReads8.9Score552Shelves
  8. Never Grow Old Like a Pair of Lovebirds 不学鸳鸯老 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted Yin Huayue was a dog the Zhuang family had sent to watch over him and keep him under their thumb. She was cold-blooded and hypocritical, always wearing a smile so false it hurt to look at. She dressed him, combed his hair, stood guard at his door, and lit his lamps. For ten out of every twelve hours, Li Jingyun thought about how to make her leave. But later... She really did leave. And he panicked. Morning and evening, I long to be with you; the wind has no pity for the hardy grass. I would rat 2.5kReads8.9Score335Shelves
  9. Love and Romance Have Nothing to Do with Me 风月不相关 Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted What kind of people can you find at Dream Return House? Yin Gezhi wore a gloomy expression. “I hate spineless people more than anything!” But fate had other plans. Guan Fengyue was exactly the sort of spineless person he despised. She had meant to drape a length of red silk around the Crown Prince of Wu, but after eating too much and gaining a couple of pounds, the silk couldn’t hold her. With a loud thump, she fell right into Yin Gezhi’s arms. Many years ago, someone had ridden into battle with 2.1kReads9.1Score319Shelves
  10. The Woman in the Spring Boudoir Dream 春闺梦里人 Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted The novel of the same name as the television drama starring Ding Yuxi and Peng Xiaoran. “I won’t accept this! I won’t! Even as a ghost, I’ll curse you for all eternity. May the loving couple be torn apart, may the mirror never be made whole, and may the mandarin ducks fly off separately!” Her obsession would not fade, and her vengeful spirit could not find peace. Ji Man was only reading a novel to pass the time, never imagining she would be pulled into a very strange dream. She became the story’ 1.4kReads8.4Score247Shelves
  11. Transmigrate Here to Deceive the Emperor 穿越来欺君 Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted “My name is Hua Chun.” The first time she introduced herself to the emperor like that, she saw the most beautiful smile in the world on his face. Sadly, that stone-faced man only ever smiled that one time in his entire life. While watching a TV drama, Hua Chun became smitten with one of the prime ministers, thinking he was handsome and imposing. But after she transmigrated, she learned that the prime minister was a woman, and that she and the emperor were bitter enemies. Hua Chun was a young wom 1.3kReads6.4Score151Shelves
  12. When Will the Mandarin Ducks Stop Repaying Their Debts? 鸳鸯相报何时了 Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Du Weiyang had admired Gu Qinhuai for three years. She never expected him to suddenly become a prince consort, so in a fit of anger, she threw a smoke bomb into the wedding hall. Wei Xianyuan had also loved Princess Qi Yu for three years. He never expected her to suddenly be getting married, so in a fit of anger, he took advantage of the smoke bomb and tried to steal the bride! Unexpectedly, they failed to abduct anyone, the wedding did not descend into chaos, and the two of them became assass 858Reads8.5Score127Shelves
  13. A Guide to Reforming a Fallen God 叛神改造指南 Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted Ying Deng transmigrated into a xianxia story. She had no ambitions for fame or power, only the hope of staying alive through troubled times. But a fallen god kept dragging her off to die. She came with a cannon-fodder buff: a tiny health bar and terrible luck. Could he please just let her go! · Feng Xuan killed his master and friends, defied the laws of the Nine Heavens, and raised his sword to the sky, desperate to find someone who could defeat him. Then one day, he unexpectedly became bound to 593Reads8.6Score118Shelves
  14. No Match for the Imperial Uncle’s Beauty 不及皇叔貌美 Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted The man she had loved for ten years was going to burn her alive so he could marry someone else! Just before she died, someone appeared from the sky and rescued her from the flames. “I’ll help you with anything you want,” Shen Guyuan said. “As long as you find true love in the end.” “I want revenge!” Chi Yu gritted her teeth. “I’ll make that pair of cheating bastards pay in blood!” But revenge was one thing. A woman this fierce still had no prospects for marriage. Shen Guyuan was worried, so he t 537Reads8.7Score102Shelves
  15. Peach Blossoms Topple the River and Mountains 桃花折江山 Ancient Romance712k WordsCompleted The TV drama Peach Blossoms Reflecting on the Mountains and Rivers, starring Liu Xueyi and Meng Ziyi. Zhao has a beauty named Taohua. Her fate is full of hardship, and she is married off to Wei far away. All she wants is to stay alive and climb her way up. Wei has a handsome chancellor who is ruthless and sharp-tongued, sweet on the surface but treacherous within. He cares nothing for anyone's life, so long as he gets what he wants. Taohua thinks everyone loves beautiful things. Surely he can't 458Reads5.8Score114Shelves
  16. Swallowsong 燕子声声里 Ancient Romance592k WordsCompleted At five, Shen Guiyan could recite the Thousand Character Classic. At six, she played the qin and composed her own music. At seven, she wrote poetry while burning incense. At eight, she was betrothed to the son of the serving chancellor. Everyone said she had been born with a phoenix jade in her mouth and was destined for a blessed life. But then a woman arrived from the modern world, turning Shen Guiyan’s haughty younger sister into a clever and vivacious girl. She stole Shen Guiyan’s husband, 404Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  17. Drunk, I Never Knew You Had Turned to Dust 醉中未觉卿作尘 Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted Original title: A Dream, Unaware She Is a Guest The worst thing Wenrou ever did was act like a keyboard warrior online and tell someone to get a divorce. But how was she supposed to know that the post was from thousands of years ago? And how could she have known that typing just a few words would land her in the original poster's body, forcing her to live in that miserable household? “If you can get my body away from him, I'll send you back.” Getting her body away from him? Easy! Wenrou agreed 240Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. Where the River's Shadow Grows Dim 江影阑珊处 Mystery546k WordsCompleted Original title: In the Misty Green Grass Xiao Cao wants to be a good constable, but the master she apprentices herself to is utterly unreliable! Duan Shiyi always says, “Xiao Cao, go on ahead. I'll cover you.” She believes him every time, and every time she goes on ahead, she finds either a pit or a dog waiting for her! Even when she's left battered, furious, and gritting her teeth, she still believes that son of a bitch, because Duan Shiyi says he'll make her the greatest constable there is. A 97Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. A Thousand Autumns of the Phoenix Song 凰歌千秋 Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted Qianqiu has never wanted much from life: a house full of gold and silver, a good husband, and, if possible, a seat as an Elder of the Beggars’ Guild with eight pouches. That would be a life well lived. But Han Ziji has far greater ambitions. He carries the most exalted bloodline in the Great Jin Empire and intends to become the one true emperor of the Twelve Provinces. One is a flower in the heavens, the other mud beneath the earth. They could hardly be further apart, yet under the rare alignmen 9Reads7.2Score—Shelves
  20. A Beauty’s Turmoil, A Nation’s Fate 红颜乱,江山谋 Ancient Romance644k WordsCompleted This set includes two historical romance novels by Bai Lu Chengshuang: Song of the House and A Thousand Autumns of the Phoenix. A battle for the realm, a beauty’s scheme! Will you choose the beauty in your arms, or the empire beneath your feet? 2Reads5.8Score—Shelves
  21. Songs from the House 宅中歌 Ancient Romance294k WordsCompleted A shared life of mutual devotion can't compete with a bewitching beauty. The virtuous wife is cast aside, while the seductive vixen struts across the rafters. Jinghong never imagined that the affection they'd shared since childhood could prove so cold and shallow. Their honeymoon period had barely ended before her husband began thinking of taking a concubine. Under the laws of the Great Song, a man must not cast aside the wife who stood by him through poverty, nor forget the friends who shared h —Reads6.9Score—Shelves